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Save your best line for last — a daily writing exercise

The last line is the one that stays.

How it works

Save your best line for last

Readers mark it. You do not grade yourself.

When you have too much to say

Pick one. A single idea taken all the way beats ten touched lightly.

When excuses keep creeping in

Cut every “well, but”. The sentence stands up straight without them.

Try it on today's prompt →

Other drills

Every sentence under 12 wordsNo 'and' or 'so'No 'thing'Include one numberOpen in 5 words or fewerVary how sentences endNo 'very', 'really', 'so'Finish in 6 sentences